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The Definitive Guide to Tech and CarsSat, 10 Dec 2016 03:31:00 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7By: BRUCE WYANEhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-334340
Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:42:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-334340I want aunivesalgame system
]]>By: Vampirichttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-233424
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:15:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-233424not ever
]]>By: Raptorheadhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232764
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:36:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232764Agreed. Console makers have been successful at offering a game experience in the form of hardware+software for people that can’t or don’t want to become PC enthusiasts.

But unless the average person is going to be building their own rigs, consoles will continue to be viable.

Plus, as PC enthusiast, I like having a superior gaming experience to console players. :)

]]>By: Raptorheadhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232762
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:31:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232762A video device should just display video. Trying to make it do anything else makes it worse at both things.

The laws of physics won’t change. Console and PC cases are always going to be able to deliver a superior performance to smaller devices. Nobody is going to want a bulky monitor/PC combo. Calling something “smart” just means you put a processor in it. Duck tape an Xbox or PS3 to your TV. It’s the same thing.

We might see a company try to put a multi-core processor into a TV. Sure. But it’s never going to deliver a comparable experience to a PC or console.

]]>By: Matthew Dickinsonhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232761
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:23:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232761The internals of today’s consoles are more and more the same. The output in terms of graphics and sound are also more and more the same. There’s less reason now to have separate hardware.

Sure, a company could design their own style of casing — just as Sony makes their own DVD players and Apple makes music players that can play MP3s — but the internals can be similar and compatible. Especially for game streaming like Gaikai and OnLive.

The competition is in the software, the content, where it should be. And Nintendo could still have their own controllers or “Nintendo-ish” sensibility built into the design, the casing and look, of their machines… they use third-party internals, always have. Like Silicon Graphics for N64, IBM for Gamecube, ARM for DS, etc.

(If you look at the rumored specs of the next gen consoles they’re using very similar hardware — admittedly the core design of the ps3 was quite different from 360)

So this would arguably create for a less unique experience for each game machine, and be the demise of console fanboyism, but… if people don’t want that surely they’d still support “legacy hardware” via emulation? Like a PS2/PS1 emulator on Xbox and Wii-U? Why not? Sony would get more money then… I’d think.

(They could sell the PS1 emulator for $19.99 and the PS2 emulator for $29.99, and you’d download it as an app that runs on your PC, Wii, Xbox, PS4, etc., and then you’d have access to a Nintendo version of the PSN store. Just as you can buy Sony-owned movies through Vudu or probably stream them on Wii through Netflix).

]]>By: Raptorheadhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232759
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:20:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232759The “cloud” isn’t going to take over. Too many people want control over their data. I can’t understand why people think it’s great to trust multi-national corporations with their electronic lives.

With online gaming, there are both server-side and client-side calculations necessary to deliver the complete experience. Companies would need to invest enormously if they plan on taking over client-side processing. Also, it would take a lot more bandwidth to deliver such an experience to consumers.

Overall, the cost is higher and the experience isn’t as great. I’ll never put it past the average person to pay more for less, so I won’t say such a scenario couldn’t happen.

]]>By: Matthew Dickinsonhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232757
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:14:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232757I definitely want there to be universal machines. I don’t like having multiple consoles stored away or hooked up. Emulators on PCs are unofficial and vary from version to version. If you think about other media, other entertainment, it tends to work universally so long as it’s playing on a device that supports that format. That is, a Sony Walkman doesn’t just play music from Sony Music Entertainment. We have the Virtual Console and a few cross-company games on PSN, Xbox-Live, etc., but there’s a long way to go.

I find the issue very practical. For instance, I wanted to try Ninja Gaiden on Xbox but couldn’t really justify buying a used Xbox just for that one game. I have Sigma on PS3 but wanted to compare it. Sure, there may be an Xbox emulator for PC, but it seems ridiculous that I can’t just buy a downloadable version of this and play it on my PS3 or PC through Amazon, Steam, Green Man Gaming, etc, through an officially-licensed emulator.

Likewise I wanted to play Shenmue, but didn’t really want to buy a Dreamcast just for that, even though used Dreamcasts are cheap. It’s just a hassle hooking up a different machine and then unhooking it later, storing it away, blah blah blah
You’ll understand if you ever get into gaming and start playing titles from multiple eras & companies…
(I mean, for one thing you may want to keep your stuff clean. This means more stuff to clean! Or what about closet space? Or just the feeling that you own too much junk? I don’t like being a hoarder, but it never strikes me as weird to watch a movie from 1982 and then watch another movie from 2005, and then another from 1978, all on the same machine, all from different companies).

]]>By: Joseph Weaverhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232128
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:13:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232128I agree, the future of gaming is in the cloud so the actual hardware is going to become irrelevant moving forward. If a smart tv or phone or whatever else can’t connect to the service with a fast enough connection, you’ll be in business… no need for a console.
]]>By: bibleverse1https://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232125
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:53:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232125Yeah this is not news.
]]>By: Nintendo Fan 4 Lif3https://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232117
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 03:59:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232117The only reason Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft haven’t made their ‘joining forces to make a universal game console’ reality is because of their own stubbornness (sorry Nintendo)- everyone in existence ( including everyone in this forum and Don Reisinger) knows it. This ideal proposition won’t become reality until someone or something has the audacity to rub it in their unashamed faces. Am I right? Or am i wrong? I’ll leave that to the rest of the world, this forum, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, to decide where I, and/or my viewpoint, stands at the center of the gaming industry, and/or the entire universe.
]]>By: Nintendo Fan 4 Lif3https://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232116
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 03:33:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232116I believe with a single, universal console, the developers, publishers and gamers all benefit from this proposition. But I do agree with you, Don Reisinger, that it’s too sad that competition is the only thing on Sony, Microsoft and (supposedly) Nintendo’s minds at the moment. I was absolutely thinking the same thing!! You aren’t alone in this at all! If you go to computerandvideogames.com or google it, and look up the article where Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada talks about the idea of a one console future and see that although Japan and U.S. have different economies and viewpoints on them, he would agree with your standpoint. But the point is people should hear us out and know this is future is not just plausible, but inevitable. Soon, the economy will force them to come together and make it happen. I just hope people realize the potential in all of this before we get the bad ending to all of this. ( and DoDaDum, not everyone can adapt to the keyboard and mouse style of video games- it’s not about the majority of everyone- it’s about EVERYONE being able to find it all accessible not just money wise or graphic wise ( let alone a PC screen or television screen, but more importantly: gameplay wise-but i do acknowledge ur comment on the accessories .)Although, Sony and Nintendo are in Japan and Microsoft are in U.S.- with that being one of the major problems most likely, until they sort that major blockade out it won’t happen anytime soon :( This is what they should do with the opportunity: Carpe Diem!
]]>By: Caspy7https://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232115
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 02:57:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232115Would the world be better off with one browser and one operating system as well?
You may think so, but only if the producer were purely altruistic – good luck with that.
We’ve seen what a one-browser world looks like and it is stagnant.
We never want to see a world in which there is only one game console. With no competition a profit-driven company will see see that profits do not depend on innovation and will upgrade the memory & processor every 4 years and that’s it.
]]>By: SIDhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232110
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:09:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232110where’s the competition then?
]]>By: Victorhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232108
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:46:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232108I think consoles won’t even exist in the not so distant future. Everything will be integrated to TVs. Smart TVs will probably have the processing power to run games well and current console manufacturers could offer “virtual consoles”, essentially becoming content providers.
]]>By: Nikohttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232104
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:30:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232104Very interesting ! But multiple players in industry give innovation, not the contrary…
]]>By: putinhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232096
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:28:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232096only in russia
]]>By: zeal_assassinhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232060
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 04:54:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232060Almost every system.
]]>By: Danielhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232044
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 01:29:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232044Don’t forget to bring a towel!
]]>By: nathan118https://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232037
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:57:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232037Really? You’re arguing for LESS choice?
]]>By: DoDaDumhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232034
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:38:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232034It’s not even that. If developers are willing, a PC is able to play any games and attach any accessories to it.
]]>By: madcow3417https://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232029
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:23:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232029I agree. There are emulators for every system and ROM’s available for almost any game.
]]>By: DoDaDumhttps://www.slashgear.com/will-there-one-day-be-a-universal-game-console-17243221/#comment-232021
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:01:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243221#comment-232021It’s called the PC!
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